An Efficient Approach to Obtain Optimal Load Factors for Structural Design

Table 5

𝛽_𝑜 values for RCDF-04.

Limit state	𝛽𝑜
	Ordinary	High-strength
Flexure	3.57	3.37
Shear	4.34	4.17
Torsion	4.38	4.21
Flexure plus bending
Compression	4.87	4.72
Balanced	4.55	4.37
Pure flexure	3.93	3.81